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jvowles
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PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2008 5:34 pm Reply with quote
...and of course, monkeys flinging poop *IS* kinda funny, but it *shouldn't* be. Smile
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selenta
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PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2008 6:10 pm Reply with quote
jvowles wrote:
LOLCATS is funny because it takes amusing or cute cat photos, imagines how an adorably cute kitty might say them, and combines the two. It requires a bit of imagination and it has evolved its own language.

Most internet memes, however, are the equivalent of a 6-year-old saying "poopy!", over and over, while all the other little idiots in the class repeat it and think it's hilarious.


Oh dear god. I think I'm going to go jump off a bridge now.
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Zac
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PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2008 6:23 pm Reply with quote
jvowles wrote:

LOLCATS is funny because it takes amusing or cute cat photos, imagines how an adorably cute kitty might say them, and combines the two. It requires a bit of imagination and it has evolved its own language.


Wait hang on there's a problem with this statement but I can't... figure... it.......

Oh that's right LOLCATS is as funny as a dead baby's toys.
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Redbeard 101
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PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2008 6:35 pm Reply with quote
Richard J. wrote:
Memes in a nutshell. And sadly, Kevin's cool points are now in the negative zone.

I wonder if I'm the only person to learn about memes from a Dean Koontz novel. Anime smile + sweatdrop


Get out of my mind Richard!!!! Shocked

I simply find it funny that 4chan hates ANN with a passion but yet there are links to, or copies of, the majority of weekly columns here. They hate us so much yet make comments on most weekly columns or on threads here. That makes sense. I stand by the idea that they all just are scared to admit that they simply want a hug to feel better. Very Happy We should all go there and give them hugs to make them feel better heh.
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Richard J.



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PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:05 pm Reply with quote
Psycho 101 wrote:
Get out of my mind Richard!!!! Shocked
Okay, now this is starting to get creepy. You first learned of memes from the same book? (Was it The Face? I think it was but I'm not sure.)

Psycho 101 wrote:
I simply find it funny that 4chan hates ANN with a passion but yet there are links to, or copies of, the majority of weekly columns here. They hate us so much yet make comments on most weekly columns or on threads here.
Me thinks they doth protest too much.

4chan secretly loves ANN: Tabloid rumor or thinly-veiled truth?
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Hon'ya-chan



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PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:05 pm Reply with quote
Zac wrote:
Oh that's right LOLCATS is as funny as a dead baby's toys.


Someone wasn't hugged as a baby.

As for the comic, oy. Didn't cover forced memes.
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Zac
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PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:10 pm Reply with quote
This thread is about the comic strip; enough with the off-topic 4chan stuff.
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Redbeard 101
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PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:16 pm Reply with quote
Richard J. wrote:
Psycho 101 wrote:
Get out of my mind Richard!!!! Shocked
Okay, now this is starting to get creepy. You first learned of memes from the same book? (Was it The Face? I think it was but I'm not sure.)


I'm either thinking of The Face, which had the celebrity with the special son and the head of security named Ethan, or the Odd Thomas series starring Odd Thomas. I have all his books btw heh.

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Warll



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PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:33 pm Reply with quote
Zac wrote:

Oh that's right LOLCATS is as funny as a dead baby's toys.


Personally I don't find anything regarding dead babies all that funny, then again what ever floats you boat.
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Akukaze



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PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2008 8:16 pm Reply with quote
prime_pm wrote:
Meme.
It's your old son Samme,
Back from Alabame.
Put on the eggs and hame
Oh, meme.

I don't know if I'm talking about 4chan or just trying to be funny.

Apparently, the latter ain't working.


Wait, is that supposed to rhyme? Meme is pronounced "meem". That's definitely my favorite thing about the word, no one knows how to pronounce it. <3
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bglassbrook



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PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 12:01 am Reply with quote
Teriyaki Terrier wrote:
I also remember the days of people writing clearly so there was little chance of misunderstanding a person, but now and days these new generation kids seem to be illiterate or don't like to use proper grammer.

Must resist urge to point out on principle that contractions are not proper grammar.

But more importantly ...
atlanime wrote:
And Myoopi is still pooping taffy on command. Awesome!

How is everyone overlooking the fact that Myoopi is no longer sick? Throw off your cares of those-that-we-shall-not-name-further and rejoice, for Myoopi is feeling well!
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Teriyaki Terrier



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PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 12:07 am Reply with quote
Psycho 101 wrote:
Richard J. wrote:
Memes in a nutshell. And sadly, Kevin's cool points are now in the negative zone.

I wonder if I'm the only person to learn about memes from a Dean Koontz novel. Anime smile + sweatdrop


Get out of my mind Richard!!!! Shocked

I simply find it funny that 4chan hates ANN with a passion but yet there are links to, or copies of, the majority of weekly columns here. They hate us so much yet make comments on most weekly columns or on threads here. That makes sense. I stand by the idea that they all just are scared to admit that they simply want a hug to feel better. Very Happy We should all go there and give them hugs to make them feel better heh.


Ironically enough, Crunchyroll uses Anime News Network's list of new anime titles for the season, yet I would think checking out ANN would be easier.

Although this is off topic, when Psycho101 said "Get out of my mind", I thought of that old song "Young Girl get out of my mind", ony of my older realitives used to listen to a station that only played old music and that song would often be played.

Odd how the decusion went from meme's to 4chan and back to meme's though.
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The Xenos



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PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 3:26 am Reply with quote
So how many 'cosplayers' are going to show up at upcoming cons dressed as "COATERPLATYPUS"?

You've created a monster.
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teh*darkness



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PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 5:43 am Reply with quote
The Xenos wrote:
So how many 'cosplayers' are going to show up at upcoming cons dressed as "COATERPLATYPUS"?

You've created a monster.


i.e. Why I stay away from cons. :p
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prime_pm



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PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 7:52 am Reply with quote
Zac wrote:
This thread is about the comic strip; enough with the off-topic 4chan stuff.


But it's more fun this way, Zac. Locks the thread up faster.

I think the nature of humor was discussed once on an episode of Tower of Druaga. And it was proved that relying on appearances or eye candy (eg. cute cat) is nothing more than an amateur pun. Real humor comes from exceeding the expectations of the audience, which is why comedy is such a difficult practice. Same thing goes with irony, especially since nobody knows what irony actually means.

All in all, good comic for pointing out the *for the love of God, kill me*-ness of internet culture.
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